1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1974 election for California Assembly District 71
California State Assembly · California
Paul B. Carpenter (D) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Robert Bark (R) by 7.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Paul B. CarpenterDemocrat · winner
51.4%37,060
Robert BarkRepublican
43.9%31,678
Donald J. SwensonIndependent
4.6%3,350
72,088 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET